The 37-year-old had previously been on the FBI's Most Wanted Cyber Criminal List. He was accused of sending fraudulent e-mails instructing US businesses' employees to wire funds to accounts he controlled.
The Department of Justice's District Attorney noted that the bank accounts used by Kayode largely belonged to victims of internet romance scams.
Ghanaian authorities granted a US request for extradition, handing Kayode over to FBI special agents after several of his co-conspirators had already been convicted.
The district attorney reported that co-conspirators received sentences ranging from 49-96 months, along with millions in restitution, while others remain at large.
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